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Dem who urged scandal-plagued candidate to quit now mourns his downfall in pivotal Maine race

Troy Jackson says he wished nothing had happened to Graham Platner but felt compelled to carry the progressive torch against Susan Collins in Maine.

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Billionaire investor: US Treasury buybacks hurt credibility

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller on Monday criticized the Treasury Department’s buyback expansion plan, arguing it represents an artificial attempt to interfere in the bond market.  In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, Druckenmiller noted bond yields dipped after the Treasury unveiled the plan on Wednesday but rose back to their previous levels the next day....